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  "markdown": "Co-founder and COO.\n\nBas Smeulders co-founded Sendcloud in 2012 and was its chief financial officer until April 2024, when he became chief operating officer, leading operations, customer-facing teams and its intelligent shipping work. In October 2026 he spoke for Sendcloud on its purchase of the Dutch shipping platform Sendy.\n\n## What Bas builds\n\n- [Sendcloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sendcloud.md), graded B, 62/100, in Shipping \u0026 fulfilment. Shipping platform for European online shops from Sendcloud B.V. in Eindhoven. Its API v3 and hosted MCP server quote carrier rates, create labels, validate addresses, track parcels and handle returns across the carriers an account has enabled. Co-founder and COO, researched 2026-10-28.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Aliaksei Aneichyk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/aliaksei-aneichyk/), CFO\n- [Rob van den Heuvel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rob-van-den-heuvel/), CEO and co-founder\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [SoftBank](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/softbank/)\n- [L Catterton](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/l-catterton/)\n- [HPE Growth](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/hpe-growth/)\n- [AXA Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/axa-venture-partners/)\n- [BOM Brabant Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bom-brabant-ventures/)\n- [Bonsai Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bonsai-partners/)\n- [HenQ](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/henq/)\n- [TiiN Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tiin-capital/)\n- [Startupbootcamp](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/startupbootcamp/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Bas Smeulders?\n\nBas Smeulders co-founded Sendcloud in 2012 and was its chief financial officer until April 2024, when he became chief operating officer, leading operations, customer-facing teams and its intelligent shipping work. In October 2026 he spoke for Sendcloud on its purchase of the Dutch shipping platform Sendy.\n\n### What does Sendcloud B.V. make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Sendcloud from Sendcloud B.V.. Shipping platform for European online shops from Sendcloud B.V. in Eindhoven. Its API v3 and hosted MCP server quote carrier rates, create labels, validate addresses, track parcels and handle returns across the carriers an account has enabled.\n\n### Who has invested in Sendcloud B.V.?\n\nThe sources our research read name SoftBank, L Catterton, HPE Growth, AXA Venture Partners, BOM Brabant Ventures, Bonsai Partners, HenQ, TiiN Capital and Startupbootcamp.\n\n### How are Bas's tools graded?\n\nSendcloud is graded B, 62 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://www.sendcloud.com/contact/\n- https://www.sendcloud.com/about-us/\n- https://www.sendcloud.com/blog/sendcloud-raises-177-million-in-series-c-funding-to-accelerate-growth-of-its-all-in-one-shipping-platform/\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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